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Airline issues have affected my travel. A couple weeks ago, I had meetings in Orlando Monday, New York Wednesday, and Chicago Friday. Southwest melted down, and I wasn’t going to make any of them. Ended up booking a ticket BHM-CHI, and back, to at least salvage the Chicago meeting. Got in Wed...

So, our plans are all over the place.....We're flying from BHM to MDW on the 4th, catching the train to CA on the 5th arriving on the 7th. We're heading out to see our son, stationed at Beale AFB. He is boarding the train in Colfax, to ride in with us. We had planned on getting off in...

I have a trip coming up next week, and we're currently booked CHI-SAC. Considering changing it to Emeryville, and visiting Alcatraz, just because I've never been there before. Looks like there is a Hilton Garden Inn within walking distance. Is it a safe place to walk? I'm not concerned myself, I...

No, of course not. I simply asked if they were ASKING to search, or if I was being told I HAD to let them search. Simply told them I was in the middle of lunch, was not interested in a discussion, and if they were asking, the answer was no. (this always has happened to me, at ABQ, where I...

After 4 days round trip BHM-WAS-CHI and return, I think I've had all the new ones. Salmon was still cold in the middle. Beef was better than the previous beef, but still not good. The omelet is slightly improved, but still....pass. The only thing I had that was remotely edible, was the french...

I've been an extremely frequent LD passenger since the early 90's, man I think I've about seen it all. Most memorable? Elvis impersonator, travelling in character. Dude was something. Dinner with a woman who spent the whole meal explaining to our table about her alien abduction. Multiple...

I’ve been hearing about these 24 hour prior questionnaires. But over 45 nights now on board over the last 2 years and I’ve never received one, completed one, or even been asked about one. I wouldn’t stress over it. At all….

Wow. Y’all kept it? Aight......

If they can find something edible, I don’t think I hate the idea of not returning to the full diners on one night trains. On multi day Trips? It’s a must, for me. But while I rave about the downgrade in service level, honestly on the Eastern trains, other than something decent for breakfast, I...

I hope so-I just booked SEA-CHI in June, and it shows on the website, it has Flex Dining until May 21, then Traditional Dining beginning May 22......we'll see.

If you look, you'll find EVERY locomotive in the US has this. It's an FRA requirement, to identify the front of each and every locomotive with an F stencil or marking. Probably no longer needed, but hey, its a law, so it's not gonna go away anytime soon. Really only makes sense on switch...

Sorry, have to jump in on the vehicle on plane thing- Sorry Don, but the Air Force hasn't done LAPES since the late 80's/Early 90's. Too many crashes. I used to fly with a pilot who survived the bad one at Pope, that was caught on film. He was pretty scarred from the fire. We do still airdrop...

Thanks. Are they on certain trains normally, or just luck of the draw? I'm on 500 the AM departure from Portland, on a Saturday in June.

Got me. Sorry, I thought they were gone, I don't go out that way much, so haven't kept up with it. I thought they were all gone, but I guess there are still a couple sets left. No idea if they are going to go, or stay. Guess it's a good thing I asked!

Oh, ok, I thought they were all gone. Cool. I'm taking the 8 something AM train, #500. Would be nice to try the Talgo before it's gone. In either case, what is business class, is it 2-1 or regular 2-2 seating? Thanks,

I'll be honest, I haven't read thorugh all the pages of this thread, but curious, as I might be on a Cascades between PDX and SEA in a month or so, with the Talgo's gone what are they using for equipment now? I'm taking the Builder from SEA to CHI, and considering flying into PDX the day before...

It’s all good. I’m afraid I will have to stop this trip report now, decided to fly home rather than spend an extra night in a hotel, and get home on Saturday by taking the Hiawatha, Cardinal, and Crescent. $320, to fly first class, vs $780 on the train in a roomette, and get home tomorrow night...

It really would. I get the intent of being dropped right downtown, and most of the time that works for me well, but an airport stop, especially given there IS an airport stop here, would make sense to me!

Yeah. Honestly, when I booked the trip, I wasn’t thinking. Automatically booked Seattle to Chicago. I’m so used to coming into Chicago on the Capitol, CONO, or the Chief, then going on to where I need to be, in Wisconsin that it didn’t occur to me that the Builder actually stops in Milwaukee! Oh...